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German Aerospace Center (DLR)

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Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is Germany's national research center for aerospace, energy, and transportation. Acting as the German space agency, DLR is responsible for planning and implementing the German space program on behalf of the federal government. DLR's activities include a wide range of space research, development of space technologies, and operation of research facilities, and it partners with organizations like ESA and various German federal ministries. Key areas of focus include Earth observation, planetary research, human spaceflight, and the development of reusable launch systems.

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Cologne, Germany
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The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is enlisting satellites that will be able to jam other spacecraft and inspect objects in space.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Oct 29, 2025Germany’s army to purchase 40 satellites worth €3 billion

The DLR facility in Lampoldshausen will conduct final testing of the Vinci engine at test stand P4.1.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 27, 2025Endmontage der Vinci-Triebwerke künftig in Lampoldshausen

The German Space Agency at DLR coordinates this German ESA budget.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 2.6Oct 27, 2025Endmontage der Vinci-Triebwerke künftig in Lampoldshausen

DLR and ArianeGroup collaborated to consolidate Vinci's final production, system integration, and flight acceptance testing in Germany.

RelationshipsValue 4.3Oct 27, 2025Final assembly of Vinci engines for Ariane 6 transitions to Germany

The total amount of propellant consumed by launches has more than tripled since 2019, according to Moritz Herberhold from the German Aerospace Center.

GeneralValue 2.2Oct 27, 2025Space sustainability comes down to Earth

The DLR facility in Lampoldshausen has unique test stands and equipment for liquid rocket engines, operating for over six decades.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.8Oct 27, 2025Endmontage der Vinci-Triebwerke künftig in Lampoldshausen

Previously, the DLR facility in Lampoldshausen only tested engines, but will now also handle assembly.

CapabilityPlanGrowthValue 3.5Oct 27, 2025Endmontage der Vinci-Triebwerke künftig in Lampoldshausen

The DLR facility in Lampoldshausen is the European test center for space propulsion and is crucial for Europe's independent access to space.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Oct 27, 2025Endmontage der Vinci-Triebwerke künftig in Lampoldshausen

Germany's contribution to the Ariane 6 project includes approximately EUR 800 million managed by the German Space Agency at DLR.

FinancialRelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 27, 2025Final assembly of Vinci engines for Ariane 6 transitions to Germany

The German Aerospace Center is modeling emissions from all launches in 2024 with the goal of analyzing 95% of propellant consumed.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Oct 27, 2025Space sustainability comes down to Earth

Dr. Paul Zabel is the project leader at the DLR Institute for Space Systems.

GovernanceValue 3.0Oct 21, 2025Mondstaub automatisiert sammeln und sortieren

The DLR Institute for Space Systems specializes in collecting and processing materials from celestial bodies.

CapabilityGeneralValue 1.6Oct 21, 2025Mondstaub automatisiert sammeln und sortieren

Team Bremen (Benefication of REgolith and Mobile Excavation) collaborates with DLR and DFKI.

RelationshipsValue 2.5Oct 21, 2025Mondstaub automatisiert sammeln und sortieren

The challenge tested innovative space applications, including the Bremen team from DLR and DFKI.

GeneralValue 1.5Oct 21, 2025Mondstaub automatisiert sammeln und sortieren

On 9 October, the DLR Institute of Structures and Design announced the delivery of a qualification model of the Callisto demonstrator’s landing leg to the Institute of Space Systems in Bremen.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Oct 13, 2025DLR Delivers Callisto Landing Leg Prototype for Testing

The DLR Institute of Structures and Design delivered the qualification model of the Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator’s landing leg to the DLR Institute of Space Systems in Bremen for testing.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 13, 2025DLR Delivers Callisto Landing Leg Prototype for Testing

Once the qualification test campaign is complete and validated, the DLR Institute of Structures and Design will proceed with the construction of four flight-ready landing legs.

PlanGrowthValue 3.6Oct 13, 2025DLR Delivers Callisto Landing Leg Prototype for Testing

The DLR Institute of Structures and Design in Stuttgart is responsible for developing the landing legs of the Callisto demonstrator and is also in charge of the vehicle’s fairing and aerodynamic control surfaces.

CapabilityValue 4.2Oct 13, 2025DLR Delivers Callisto Landing Leg Prototype for Testing

DE-CIX is collaborating with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the European Space Agency (ESA) on the Ofelias research project to optimize laser data transmission between LEO satellites and ground stations.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Oct 11, 2025Satélites, láseres y puntos neutros de intercambio de internet: construyendo el internet del espacio

Walther Pelzer is a DLR Executive Board Member and the Director General of the German Space Agency at DLR.

GovernanceValue 3.8Oct 10, 2025Europe's new METimage instrument delivers first ultra-detailed views of Earth
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